Fabian's Blog........ yeah yeah, somehow I got 'convinced' to get one.

A wee bit about the blog author:

Identified as: Fabian Chong

Also known as:
(Now this would depend on who you are)

Number of rotations around the sun so far:
21

Current Title:
Unemployed Fresh Graduate Who Graduated From Coventry University

Part of:
1) YCCians (Honoured to be part of this zany bunch of..erm...people)

2) INTI ex-Chairpersons club

Loves:
Ice-cream (who doesn't?) and chocolate

Currently playing:
1) Counter Strike
2) Parasite Eve

Email: fabchong@yahoo.com
(YCCians use the group email pls)

Links:

Yu San
Nina
Haz
Jean
Hani
Li Lian
Alex
Choon Ling
Tariq
Ash

Archive:
19th to 25th August 2001
26th August to 1st September 2001
2nd to 8th September 2001
9th to 15th September 2001
16th to 22nd September 2001
23rd to 29th September 2001
30th September to 6th October 2001
7th to 13th October 2001
14th to 20th October 2001
21st to 27th October 2001
28th October to 3rd November 2001
4th to 10th November 2001
11th to 18th November 2001
19th to 24th November 2001
25th November to 1st December 2001
2nd to 8th December 2001
9th to 15th December 2001
16th to 22nd December 2001
23rd to 29th December 2001
30th December 2001 to 5th January 2002
6th to 12th January 2002
13th to 19th January 2002
20th to 26th January 2002


25th January 2002
11.28pm

Erm.... sleepy.... want to get some z's

But then still got some things to tie down for tomorrow's outing. Sigh... organising was never easy. Even with a phone. Cannot cater for everyone leh..... susah.... one want this, another want that......pening!!

Went for an interview at the IBM tower in TTDI. Standard Chartered bank. The person who interviewed me said that I may be put in the Authorization department or Fraud Control department. Both not really IT line, and not going to be a permenent job. Authorisation dept is to verify transactions by credit cards. Whereas fraud control is to well....... catch people using other people's credit card numbers. Looks interesting. Anyway, they'll get back to me sometime next week.

Sakura Wars OVA has been fun to watch...... however, the quality a bit bad..... a bit dark... oh well..... I'll make do with it.... hahah..... could be worse... but then.... I'm crazy!! So I'll take almost anything!!! bwahahahahha!!

Short blog....not much mood to think. Heheh...

Hashire kosoku no, teikoku kagekidan!
Unare shogeki o, teikoku kagekidan!!


24th January 2002
11.33pm

*breaks out in song*
Happy Birthday to you,
Happy birthday to you,
Happy birthday to Lilian,
Happy birthday to..... aacck!!
*gets elbowed in the head....Yui style (from FY)*

Oh great....... my browser acting funny again....

Must limit to one window tonight.......bah!!

Anyhow, I spent the day at home. I got myself another interview tomorrow at IBM for Chartered Bank. I suppose it's for something else. Go there and see lar. Spotted another 2 more ads in the paper, will give them a call tomorrow also. There was also another possible job for me. It's an audit firm in Subang, near INTI, they were asking for an IT assistant. But then they offering 850 only, with possibility of 50 more after 3 months.... geee...... not very appealling. Half of that would go into going to Subang and back and to makan.... oh well, I'm still considering.

Great..... I've been disconnected again......

Lovely......just lovely......

Really stuck with a single window.... I just bet I'll be disconnected at least one more time tonight....

But now on to happier stuff!! I watched the first part of the Sakura Wars OVA. Yay!!! Fun Fun!! Iris was soooo mean to the demon!! Play catching with it somemore.... she uses her teleportation power to tease the demon as it charges at her. Koran just as bad.... use missile launcher....... then use her very own anti-tank gun.......but it blows up in her face!! hahah that girl really kanasai with her inventions sometimes.


23rd January 2002
11.18pm

Went for a walk in interview at Standard Chartered Bank today. Applied for a position as a Mortgage sales Exectutive. Both my parents were insistent that I try for this position. However, their perception of the job was not too accurate when I went there.

Firstly, it is a Sales job, meaning I have to find the clients, and not wait for them to come to the office. Secondly, the job requires me to work long hours (about 10-12 hours a day) and also work on weekends. Yes, that means Sunday too. But got replacement holidays for the Sunday worked. Thirdly, the target set by the company..... get RM3 Million a month!! Finally, the basic pay is RM1200, allowance RM200 and commission is RM500 for every million brought in.....

Yup, I decided that I didn't want that sort of job. At least they told me everything about the job first!!! That Stupid Prudent Trend is still trying to hire people, three job ads in the paper.... for positions that do not seem to be available.

However, the day was much better after that. Called Lilian and asked her out for the day. Yay!! Also got Yu San and Chuen Ian to go along. First went to Yu San's house. House visiting with Lilian. Hahah... her dogs were so quiet today. Ginger as always looked for attention, while eve actually was quite well behaved.

Had lunch at Dave's Deli in Pyramid. Saltin Boca.... nice !! Then went bowling with them. Hahah.... it's good to play with a group that isn't so good sometimes.... especially when you aren't very good at it either! Hahah... was told I land on the wrong foot!! hehehe... oops?? I didn't know!!! I didn't really play that well either..... got a couple of lucky shots in but then.... gutter balls aplenty!!

Later went to Subang to play CS. Lilian didn't play long (can't blame her) but as for me, well, the place I sat was freaking cold!! Cold really affects my play. Cannot do anything right hahah.... bad bad CS day. Freeze my arse off there.

Aiks....better clean up my room tomorrow, too much trash around......must clear....


22nd January 2002
11.50pm

Spent almost the entire day at home. A change from last week I guess. Feeling very lazy now. Don't want to do anything. Don't want to look for work either. Don't want... but still must do that kan?

The only time I went out today was to teman my friend Chee Onn to the computer shop in Atria. He was looking for a .Net SDK. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't out yet. Browsed through the computer games, nothing much seemed interesting I guess....

But then we watched a shopkeeper demonstrate how to use a modified PS2. I don't know if all the modified PS2's work this way, but here's what I observed.
1) To play PS2 DVD's : Insert a special card in one memory slot, slot in a special DVD (something replay). Press Reset for a while until it turns green (the button). From the on screen menu, select "Play Game", select "without codes", wait for 10 seconds. Take out the DVD, insert the game DVD.
2) To play DVD's (original): same as the first but without the selecting Play game and without code section. Apparently pirated DVD movies can't be used.
3) To play PS1 games: Don't need the special card and the DVD.
Kinda complicated I guess.....

Anyway..... I've been bumming again......so not much to write about.

Oh yeah!! Just remembered. I finished Parasite Eve already.... hehe... cepatnya... Unique story..... interesting buildup of Eve and Aya. Guns-wise....errr.... my grenade launcher uses bullets?? The combat system was also new. I've never played anything using that system. But then it's not the best system to use either. Oh well.... it was fun while it lasted.... hahah...

Now playing a game called Holy Sword... geez... it's a direct translated song from a chinese game that uses Final Fantasy Tactics system. Gosh I can't stand the english sometimes!! Oh well trying it out. Maybe it'll get interesting after a while.


21st January 2002
11.04pm

Darn....... how the heck did I get double tricked by Lilian in a single sentence? You know this makes me want to find a tall building to jump off from just to save me from the embarassment caused by it. She makes it seem like an art.....

Okay, highlight of the day!! My 2nd interview for the job. First of all, they very NICE. Make me wait an hour and a half then only start the interview. I was first interviewed by THE BOSS and then Mr Ryan, the manager in charge. Both of them told me the opportunities of being in this line of work and how much I can potentially earn from the commission. Sounds sweet....of course. Then Ryan compared his life as a software engineer to this current job. I am offered a position as a Business Consultant. Means I learn everything there is to know about trading and analysing the markets. I guess this is in preparation for me to handle client's accounts. But the first step was to allow me to assist the managers of existing clients. Salary: NONE..... NO basic Salary, all commission based. And I did not have to find a client to start.

So I had to decide whether I want to take up this job. I can report to work tomorrow. True, I have nothing to lose.... but for the first 2 months I won't get anything (no client) So I asked what my parents think. After telling them everything, they're very skeptical. Not that I can blame them. Anyway, they both think it's not a good deal. They also didn't like the way it was carried out.

Thus my decision........ I won't take up the job.

My parents have become more supportive. They say I don't have to rush to find a job anymore (after seeing me try so many times). They asked me to take my time. Advised me to either look for other jobs or take up new courses. Sigh.... all that time wasted....

So it's back to the job hunt for me.


20th January 2002
11.09pm

I watched the opening sequence of the Sakura Wars OVA on my computer!! Yay!!! I love it!! It also means that I can edit it using my Adobe Premier. Which means..... I am going to put my own subtitles it based on the fansub I found on the internet. I am sooooo going to regret this one day :)

Went to play CS with Sandra, Daniel and my friend Chee Onn. Surfer was actually over crowded today, so went down to Net Masters and later moved back to Surfer. Daniel's idea. Oh well... Today played quite well. Even though the game was filled with campers...... I managed to consistantly stay on the top of the table on the side I was on. Yay!! Ruriko POWER!!! She kicks arse!! Nife sudah lost out to her.

Lilian's back!! Welcome home!!! Errmmm..... but she still managed to fool me today....even if she's supposed to suffer from jet lag........ I'm such a sap.

Been spending my time playing Parasite Eve..... Cindy!! I'm going to finish it soon!! Why is the game so short??? I play long games!!! I love long games!! Patience I do have by the truckloads. Sigh....... anything you recommend? Although I did buy a new game..... looks like you control chibified characters which sort of look like cloud. Never tried it yet. Play it later.

Today's entry short. Don't have much of a mood to blog now. Want to listen to Sakura Wars songs and chat on ICQ.....

Till tmr!! And tmr is also d-day for job in Klang!!


20th January 2002
11.09pm

I watched the opening sequence of the Sakura Wars OVA on my computer!! Yay!!! I love it!! It also means that I can edit it using my Adobe Premier. Which means..... I am going to put my own subtitles it based on the fansub I found on the internet. I am sooooo going to regret this one day :)

Went to play CS with Sandra, Daniel and my friend Chee Onn. Surfer was actually over crowded today, so went down to Net Masters and later moved back to Surfer. Daniel's idea. Oh well... Today played quite well. Even though the game was filled with campers...... I managed to consistantly stay on the top of the table on the side I was on. Yay!! Ruriko POWER!!! She kicks arse!! Nife sudah lost out to her.

Lilian's back!! Welcome home!!! Errmmm..... but she still managed to fool me today....even if she's supposed to suffer from jet lag........ I'm such a sap.

Been spending my time playing Parasite Eve..... Cindy!! I'm going to finish it soon!! Why is the game so short??? I play long games!!! I love long games!! Patience I do have by the truckloads. Sigh....... anything you recommend? Although I did buy a new game..... looks like you control chibified characters which sort of look like cloud. Never tried it yet. Play it later.

Today's entry short. Don't have much of a mood to blog now. Want to listen to Sakura Wars songs and chat on ICQ.....

Till tmr!! And tmr is also d-day for job in Klang!!